Aston Villa Eject Boys Aged 7 and 9 for Celebrating Falcao Goal, Claims Father

Two boys aged seven and nine were kicked out of Villa Park for celebrating when Radamel Falcao scored for Manchester United in their Premier League clash at the weekend, their father has claimed.

The parent called BBC radio's 606 phone-in to complain about the incident, furious about the heavy-handed way the family of four had been treated.

They were sat in Villa's Family Stand, which houses home supporters, but when excitement got the better of the boys as Falcao bagged the equalising goal, stewards intervened.

The man, who identified himself as Lawrie from Birmingham, told the radio station (via the Manchester Evening News): 

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I'm ringing to vent my disgust at how we were treated at Villa Park today. We were only allowed to stay in the ground for 53 minutes because stewards decided to kick out a seven-year-old and nine-year-old boy.

I bought tickets in the Family Stand for a Christmas treat for the boys. Their mum is a Villa fan, I'm a United fan and they're inbetween the two.

We didn't celebrate the Villa goal but when Falcao equalised the two boys jumped up in the air, super excited that Falcao had scored. I gave them a big hug. At that exact moment one woman from one side and one from three rows back jumped out of their seats to screech: 'Kick them out.'

Within a second we were dropped on by two stewards who without any thought whatsoever, no negotiation, no warning and telling us to calm down, said: 'You've got to leave the stadium, guys.' We weren't asked, we were told and booted out of the ground. I apologised to the people around, it brought my boys to tears.

I said 'surely you're joking? Can't we just apologise and promise not to jump up again ... do we really have to go? The stewards said 'you have to leave now or do you want us to get the police?'

The stewards as they were walking us out said 'it could have kicked off'. We were in the family stand. They're seven and nine. It's not going to kick off.

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It sounds as if the Christmas spirit may not have quite reached Villa Park. If only Falcao had indeed joined Aston Villa all those years ago—reports claim that he was once offered to the club for just £5m, only for the team to then sign Emile Heskey soon after—celebrating that goal would have been just fine.

[Manchester Evening News]